Monday I finished helping 86-year-old Ben Taylor get moved from Olympia to Tacoma, which included cleaning the old place. My vacuum and orbital floor polisher tripped the electrical switches, so Lisa and I ended up having to do everything in the hardest possible way, and there was a lot to do in there! Oh, well! […]
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I’m at loose ends right now, so I’ll update you on some stuff. EVER NEW GOES LIVE AT 10:30am SATURDAY MORNING AGAIN Please Join Us! Here is your reminder for tomorrow’s podcast, viewers/listeners! Hope to see you there! “EVER NEW with Kris M. Smith, Hannah McCrane and Co-Hosts IS ABOUT LIVING OUT LOUD,
Happy Presidents Day! I’m taking the day off to recover completely from yesterday’s chores and prepare physically to help Ben Taylor move to Tacoma tomorrow. SCENT-FREE PARADISE When I got up this morning and opened the door to my den/office, I was greeted by the sweetest, cleanest scent. Yesterday’s deep cleaning
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I’ve aced so many accomplishments today, on my so-called “exercise-free” day off, that I put in 11,600+ Fitbit steps indoors and out doing chores. DEN MAKEOVER First thing this morning, before the sun rose, I worked in my den to remove a filing cabinet and bookcase that fit better in my large bedroom than
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Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, “Live forever!” Bradbury later said, “I decided that was the greatest idea I had
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What a week it has been! Two electronics quit on me so I had to replace them. The printhead on my aging HP printer/scanner/fax machine quit. The cost to replace it is exorbitant, so I got a new one. This time, I got a Canon for $349. (The less costly options were flimsy.)
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Every year, for the few weeks preceding Valentine’s Day, I remind people what a great “lover” (healer and friend) DeForest Kelley was. This year is no different. THE PERFECT FRIEND If asked what the perfect friend would be like (for me), the answer would be De. Why? He was level-headed,
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I’m on the cusp of being able to make a very big announcement about a book I wrote, DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best. (No, the movie rights haven’t been purchased, but if anyone is interested in doing so, hit me up with
Recently I’ve been having dreams about relatives and pets who have been “somewhere over the rainbow” for literally decades. Last night I dreamed that I had left my Karma Kat (Charisma, a seal point Siamese whose nickname was Turkey) in Arizona in a travel trailer and had been so long away that I was
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Last night I decided the take the plunge and schedule LegacyBox service. They will take 18 of my old Super 8s and two of my 8mm films and digitize them at a greatly reduced rate right now. (I found out about the offer from AARP, bless their hearts.) I’ve been thinking about doing something